NCHSAA football championship week kicked off Monday with a press conference and information session for the head coaches of all 16 teams participating in this weekend’s state title games.

Perhaps the most important information for fans is ticket prices, which were set at $10 at the gate. East Lincoln fans planning to attend Saturday’s 11 a.m. game against Tarboro can get a $1 discount by buying their tickets at East Lincoln High School this week.

The school might charter buses to give fans another transportation option to Wake Forest University’s BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, Mustangs head coach Mike Byus said. Anyone interested should contact the school.

East Lincoln will be considered the visiting team for Saturday’s 2A state championship game as all Eastern champions are designated as home teams.

The Mustangs are making their second state title appearance and first since 2008, when they lost to Reidsville 24-7.

East Lincoln on the air

Local fans who can’t make the trip to Winston-Salem to watch East Lincoln in the state championship game have multiple options to catch the action live.

The game will air live on three local radio stations: 1050-AM, 1390-AM and 1590-AM. Audio feeds of those broadcasts will also be available on the stations’ respective websites: hrnb.com and realcountry1390.com.

Video coverage of all eight state championship games will be streamed live on news14.com. Every game can be seen on Time Warner Cable Special Events Channels 520 and 521, except for the 4AA championship which will air on News 14 Carolina.

Local connection to 3AA title game

Chris Harris, a 2004 Cherryville High School graduate, will be coaching in the 3AA state championship Saturday as Northern Guilford takes on Charlotte Catholic.

Harris is a first-year assistant coach for Northern Guilford (14-0), the two-time defending champion. Harris coaches safeties, a position he played at Greensboro College. Saturday’s game begins at 7 p.m. at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem.

Basketball games moved

East Lincoln rescheduled all three of this week’s basketball games as its football team prepares for Saturday’s state championship game.

Tuesday's home game against South Point was moved to Dec. 5, no make-up date has been set for Wednesday’s game at Lincoln Charter, and Friday’s home game against Newton-Conover was reset for Dec. 12.

That means the season opener for the South Point boys will be Friday at East Gaston. The South Point girls opened Monday against Lincoln Charter.

East Lincoln’s season opener will be Dec. 4 at Newton-Conover.

Hoops tonight

Prep basketball action gets into full swing Tuesday with seven area matchups, including three intra-county pairings. The all-Gaston County matchups include Forestview at Highland Tech, Cherryville at North Gaston and Gaston Day at Gaston Christian.

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Forestview at Highland Tech

East Gaston at Kings Mountain

Cherryville at North Gaston

BessemerCity at Davidson Community

Bunker Hill at North Lincoln

Cramerton Christian at Hickory Tabernacle

Gaston Day at Gaston Christian

Tournament needs another team

The East Lincoln Winter Jam basketball tournament is still looking for one more boys team. The boys field currently includes seven teams: East Lincoln, East Gaston, Hickory Ridge, Concord Robinson, Mallard Creek, Mooresville and Ardrey Kell.

The championship-style tournament is scheduled for Dec. 27-29 at East Lincoln High School. Interested coaches can contact Chip Ashley at cashley@lincoln.k12.nc.us or 704-718-5136.

The girls field is filled with eight teams: East Lincoln, North Mecklenburg, Concord Robinson, East Gaston, Mallard Creek, Vance, Rocky River and Mooresville.

The defending boys champion is Concord Robinson, which beat Rocky River in the final. Mallard Creek beat Concord Robinson for the 2011 girls title.